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  • Four students drown in Godavari river in Andhra Pradesh

    By PTI

    KAKINADA: Four students who had gone to take a dip in the Gautami-Godavari river in Kakinada district drowned and their bodies were retrieved on Sunday, police said.

    Intending to swim, seven students got into the Godavari river at Pillanka village in Tallarevu Mandal around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Of them, four drowned and we retrieved their bodies on Sunday morning, a police official told PTI.

    The other three were safe, police said. The deceased were pursuing undergraduate courses and were in their early 20s. The students belonging to Tanuku town in the West Godavari district came on a fun trip.

    They first went to nearby Yanam and then came to Pillanka.

    According to police, the four students were swept away by the strong current while swimming and after several hours their bodies were recovered.

    The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), fire, revenue and police departments, and fishermen were involved in the search effort. Police have registered a case under Section 174 of CrPC. Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp

    KAKINADA: Four students who had gone to take a dip in the Gautami-Godavari river in Kakinada district drowned and their bodies were retrieved on Sunday, police said.

    Intending to swim, seven students got into the Godavari river at Pillanka village in Tallarevu Mandal around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Of them, four drowned and we retrieved their bodies on Sunday morning, a police official told PTI.

    The other three were safe, police said. The deceased were pursuing undergraduate courses and were in their early 20s. The students belonging to Tanuku town in the West Godavari district came on a fun trip.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    They first went to nearby Yanam and then came to Pillanka.

    According to police, the four students were swept away by the strong current while swimming and after several hours their bodies were recovered.

    The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), fire, revenue and police departments, and fishermen were involved in the search effort. Police have registered a case under Section 174 of CrPC. Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp

  • Maharashtra: Water reaches ‘alert’ mark in Godavari river amid heavy rains 

    By PTI

    NANDED: The water level in Godavari river has reached the “alert” mark amid heavy rainfall in the Marathwada region, and the phenomenon has occurred after nearly 15 years, PWD Minister Ashok Chavan said on Thursday.

    Chavan, who is also the guardian minister of the district, took stock of the situation arising out of heavy rainfall in the region.

    Heavy rains have lashed Marathwada region over the last few days, with 31 people dying in rain-related accidents in a week, out of which seven deaths occurred in Nanded.

    Speaking to reporters, Chavan said, “Water has reached the ‘alert’ mark in Godavari river. This phenomenon is being seen after 15 years. Over the years, several buildings have come up along the river, and I have also seen that some structures have been built in nullahs in Nanded city.”

    The minister held meetings with officials from the local administration and visited Godavari river.

    People whose homes were flooded due to heavy rains will get aid, Chavan said, adding that he also took stock of the losses in agriculture and infrastructure sectors in the district.

    According to officials, Nanded has received 962.7 mm rain so far this monsoon, which is 118 per cent of its average annual rainfall.

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